Torito (Bull) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Torito (Bull) Mask: Polychrome, wooden bull mask with large bell strung on a pink ribbon between upturned horns and twine wrapped over the forehead; small painted lash-framed eyes with square eye-holes for the wearer; nose with large nostrils and an attached pink ribbon; and an allover geometric designs in red, black, white, and silver
Torito (Bull) Mask

Polychrome, wooden bull mask with large bell strung on a pink ribbon between upturned horns and twine wrapped over the forehead; small painted lash-framed eyes with square eye-holes for the wearer; nose with large nostrils and an attached pink ribbon; and an allover geometric designs in red, black, white, and silver

Name/Title

Torito (Bull) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.106

Description

A large square wood mask depicting a stylized, polychrome bull. Two large striped horns protrude from the forehead and have a metal bell attached with brown rope. A light purple floral ribbon is tied between the horns. Two cutout rectangular eyeholes are above black eyes outlined with white and red. The white nose has red nostrils, a mouth, and a light purple floral ribbon tied between the nostrils. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of pigment loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de Patzcares

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Nahualá, Sololá

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.106

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

15-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Depth

5 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso, Metal, Cloth